1. US launches four airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq - Fox
News

U.S. military forces conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in
Iraq Saturday, taking out armored carriers firing 'indiscriminately' on
civilians, US military officials said.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes on the Islamic State (IS), the militant
group formerly known as ISIS, were spread out, with three before noon Eastern
Time on Saturday and one at about 3 p.m.

"At approximately 11:20 a.m. EDT, a mix of U.S. fighters and remotely
piloted aircraft struck one of two ISIL armored personnel carriers firing on
Yazidi civilians near Sinjar, destroying the APC," a statement released
late Saturday by US Central Command said. The statement said that all
indications suggested that all strikes were successful in destroying the armored
vehicles, and that all aircraft left the area safely. (Read
more)

Sunday update: US launches five more airstrikes Sunday, destroying four
Islamic State armored vehicles - Fox News (Read
more here)-
Heavenly Father, what is happening in Iraq is horrifying, so we lift praise
that a response from the US administration is being done. We are thankful that
these airstrikes appear to be slowing ISIS for now. So many people groups
are being threatened, beheaded, cut in half, crucified, hunted and attacked,
where their only crime is not being part of Islam. We ask You, Father, to
rise up and protect all these people groups, especially Your remnant
people. Have mercy on the other groups, redeeming them if they will turn
to You. Save even those fighting for ISIS if they will turn and come out
of their darkness to Your glorious Light. We pray in the Name of Jesus,
Amen and Amen.

- "But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the unfaithful
will be uprooted from it." (Proverbs 2:22
NKJV)
2. Obama says Iraq situation will take more than 'weeks' to solve - Fox
News

President Obama braced Americans on Saturday for a sustained military
involvement in Iraq, saying the United States is prepared to continue with air
strikes to protect U.S. diplomats and citizens and others under attack from the
Islamic State terror group. "I don't think we're going to solve
this problem in weeks," the president said on the South Lawn of the White
House. "This is going to be a long-term project."

Obama laid out a three-part strategy for heightened U.S. involvement in Iraq,
one day after U.S. aircraft began launching air strikes on military
installations belonging to the Islamic State (IS), the militant group formerly
known as ISIS, and dropping humanitarian aid for the estimated thousands who
have fled from the terror group into the Sinjar mountains, in the northern
region of the country. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, we are thankful that the US leadership is responding to what
is happening in Iraq. May they come to understand how serious this matter is,
even for their own spiritual future. Confront them, Father, and pull them out
of their darkness to You, in Jesus' Name we pray, Amen and Amen.

- "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all
these things shall be added to you." (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)3. Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S.
officials say - Washington Post

U.S. spy agencies have begun to see groups of fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates
in Yemen and Africa to join the rival Islamist organization that has seized
territory in Iraq and Syria. The movements are seen . . . as a worrisome
indication of the expanding appeal of a group known as the Islamic State that
has overwhelmed military forces in the region and may now see itself in direct
conflict with the United States. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, without You in our midst, this article is frightening. We ask
for Your guidance, as we prepare and respond to this growing crisis. Father
God, we desire to do only Your will,individually and as a nation. May we be
drawn close to You and learn to abide there, in Jesus' Name we pray, Amen and
Amen.

- "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that
forget God." (Psalm 9:17 NKJV)4. 'JV' terrorists? Obama under fire for having 'underestimated' militant
threat in Iraq, Syria - Fox News

President Obama's decision to launch airstrikes in Iraq, while backed by senior
Hill leaders, has only underscored for his critics the consequences of waiting
as long as he did to counter the growing threat of militants with the Islamic
State - a group he once dismissed as a "JV team."

Now, the commander-in-chief is being pressed by Republicans and some hawkish
Democrats to commit to battling the organization, whose territory stretches
from Iraq to Syria, long-term and overhaul what until last week was a
wait-and-see approach. (Read
more)-
Once again, it seems that the commander-in-chief has misread his cues, with
disastrous results to follow. We cry out to God for mercy, asking repentance
for our role in the developing "ISIS crisis." Through the Blood of
the Lamb, nothing is too difficult to heal. We apply the Blood of the Lamb now
over the "ISIS Crisis," and we thrust the Cross of Christ in the
midst of this engine of destruction, declaring it "null and void" in
Jesus' name, amen.

- "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them
openly, triumphing over them in it." (Col. 2:15)5. Obama: Pulling All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq Was Not 'My Decision' -
CNSNews.com

When he was running for re-election in 2012, President Barack Obama repeatedly
took credit for ending the war in Iraq and bringing all U.S. troops home from
that country. At the White House on Saturday, however, when talking about his
decision to use military force against the al-Qaida-related ISIS terrorist
group in Iraq, Obama said removing all U.S. troops from Iraq was not "my
decision."

"You know I say what I mean and I mean what I say," Obama said in
Hollywood, Florida on Nov. 4, 2012. "I said I'd end the war in Iraq. I
ended it."
(Read more)-
Oh dear . . . here we go again. Of course the president gave the order to pull
the troops out, and of course the results on the ground for the Iraqi people
have been disastrous. The vacuum left behind in Iraq has allowed the most evil
force known to man to take over.

We quote from Jane Hansen Hoyt's call to prayer over the weekend: "Should
Jesus tarry - and If this ISIS tide is not stemmed - a new darkness with settle
upon the earth for hundreds of years." We ask our Lord to forgive our
"king" for his deceitful ways, and we cry out now for a miracle of
divine intervention for the protection of the people of Iraq. In His Name,
amen.

With Congress on August recess after failing to agree on a plan to help fix the
country's pressing immigration problems, President Obama is poised to take
matters in his own hands with executive actions.

Whether the president will act without Congress on immigration and other
pressing issues has as emerged as a thorny political question. Critics argue he
is intent on violating the Constitution to achieve his political agenda, while
supporters say he is being forced into action because of the Capitol Hill
dysfunction.

Speculation that Obama will act during August recess is not unfounded. He has
issued at least eight significant executive actions during August recess in the
past four years -- including two in August 2013 on gun control. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, we come before You asking for You to raise up Your right hand,
confronting the president over how he is violating the oath he took to support
our nation's Constitution. This founding document clearly states that it
is the job of Congress to originate laws. These issues are so massive and
serious that they need the input of many people, not just one man attempting to
rush through his own response. Have mercy, Father, and awaken him to who You
are and to his need for You to be in his life. We pray in the Name of
Jesus, Amen and Amen.

- "Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding."
(Proverbs 3:13 NKJV)7. Supremes refuse to listen to Kagan arguments - WND

Decline, again, to hear challenge to impartiality on Obamacare

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court have affirmed they are not willing to listen
to arguments over Justice Elena Kagan's impartiality on the issue of Obamacare,
a case that's to be before the court in a few weeks. Kagan was solicitor
general in the Obama White House when Obamacare was developed, and emails
released from that time reveal she was rooting for its passage.

There are concerns she participated in strategy sessions to defend the law
before Obama gave her a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court bench, where
she now has great influence in a decision about the fate of the plan to
nationalize health-care decision-making. (Read
more)

> > > See also this quote from Larry Klayman, Founder of Freedom
Watch:

"Regrettably, this decision comes as no surprise," the announcement
from Freedom Watch said. "Chief Justice Roberts recently commented in the
Supreme Court's annual report that its justices do not have to adhere to the
rules of judicial ethics that apply to other federal judges, essentially
stating that they are above the law. . . It is Freedom Watch's hope that the
Supreme Court will sober up and realize that the integrity of the court must be
beyond reproach. -
Lord God Almighty in Heaven, not only do we see a president who seems to think
he is above the law, we also see that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
now shares the same opinion. Abba Father, You are the source of all law. We
bring these matters before the courts of heaven, and we decree with You, by
Your shed Blood, these decrees to be null and void, in Jesus' Name, amen and
amen.

- "He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and
try to change the set times and the laws." (Daniel 7:25)8. Border Patrol Agent: 'These People Are Coming Here to Do Horrible Things'
- Breitbart

Border Patrol agent and vice president of the National Border Patrol Council,
Shawn Moran, debunked the argument that illegal immigrants are only coming to
the United States to work on Friday's "America's Newsroom" on the Fox
News Channel. "These are not people just coming here to work as the
so-called line is fed to us. These people are coming here to do horrible
things. (Read
more) -
Heavenly Father, we as a nation need to hear clearly this man's warning about
these border issues. We need to be in constant prayer and fasting, seeking what
You, Father, would have us do. We pray in the Name of Jesus, Amen and Amen.

- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your
paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV)9. Hawaii's Big Island struggles after tropical storm - Fox News

Lamkin knows life in the isolated, jungle-like Puna region, where unpaved roads
of volcanic rock are not maintained by the county, means being prepared for the
worst. The region, home to about 40,000 people, has spent a day and a half
without electricity as Hurricane Julio lingered hundreds of miles off the coast
"Those that didn't prepare are going to be in dire straits," he said.
"We invested in a generator years ago, but this is the first time we've
had to use it at a full-time capacity. We always have our shelves stocked with
food and water."

The National Weather Service on Saturday night downgraded Hurricane Julio to a
Category 1, the lowest level. Julio's winds have weakened to about 90 mph, said
Sam Houston, a forecaster with the weather service in Honolulu. Julio was
expected to pass roughly 250 miles northeast of Maui Sunday and linger through
the night, the weather service said. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, we thank You that these storms were not as dire as they might
have been. However we ask mercy for those who have had power losses or fallen
trees or flooding or were not prepared. We ask that they feel Your presence and
be drawn to You, whether for strength and renewal or for the first time. We
pray this in the Name of Jesus, Amen and Amen.

- "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times
of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You,
Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." (Psalm 9:9 -10 NKJV)10. Russians warned not to use humanitarian crisis as 'pretext' to invade
Ukraine - Telegraph UK

The United States warned Russia on Friday that any further intervention in
Ukraine, including under the pretense of delivering humanitarian aid, would be
viewed as "an invasion of Ukraine."

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning at a Security Council
meeting focusing on the human rights situation in Ukraine's east, where
government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. Recent reports by the
West and the Kiev government have accused Moscow of dispatching what NATO
estimates is 20,000 troops to the border. Power said Russia has not only
increased aid to the separatists but has amassed "more and more"
troops and hardware near the border, began extensive military exercises this
week and launched shells across the border into Ukraine.

She noted that Russia has proposed creating "humanitarian corridors"
to deliver aid to the separatists. "The humanitarian situation needs
addressing, but not by those who have caused it," she said. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, we agree that humanitarian assistance must be given, but we
are concerned that the exchange of blame will hinder this from occurring.
We ask You to be in the midst of what is happening in Ukraine and to invoke
quickly some humanitarian response to the needs there. We thank You for
hearing our prayer, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.
Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; let them turn back and be
ashamed suddenly." (Psalm 6:9-10
NKJV)

The Middle East in Focus

The Middle East in Focus

OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE

"For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in
all your ways." (Psalm 91:11) 1. Bullets of Intercession: August 9, 2014 - CHPP

As a 72 hour truce went into effect at midnight, Israel sent a delegation to
Egypt to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas. Over the weekend, Hamas claimed it
still had tunnels going into Israel. In order to conceal its extensive tunnel
system, Hamas has killed dozens of diggers fearing they would reveal site
locations to Israel. (Read
more)4. Hamas: We've Got More Tunnels Into Israel -
Algeminer

A Hamas official on Thursday bragged that the terrorist group has more, hidden,
tunnels dug from Gaza beneath Israel, beyond the 32 the IDF destroyed during
Operation Protective Edge. (Read
more)5. Hamas members expose tunnel digging operations - Ynet
News

An indictment served Sunday to the Be'er Sheva District Court against three
Hamas activists described in detail how the organization's tunnel digging unit
prepared the ground for the group's terror operations. (Read
more)6. Fear, fatalism or support: Why isn't Gaza revolting against
Hamas? - Times of Israel

Israel may wish that Gaza's dire situation would push residents of the Strip to
rise up against their Hamas rulers, but more than a month into Operation
Protective Edge, there are very few indications of that happening. (Read
more)7. Hamas Riddles Former Spokesman With Bullet Holes, Dumps Body
at Hospital, Then Blames Israel for Death - Algeminer

Former Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha was executed by firing squad on Tuesday with
bullet holes to his head and chest, his body dumped in front of Gaza's Shifa
Hospital, where it laid untouched for an hour, before gunmen returned to remove
it from the scene, the Al-Quds daily reported in Arabic late Thursday citing
unnamed sources. (Read
more)8. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators begin Gaza cease-fire
talks in Cairo - Jerusalem Post

Israel and the Palestinians began talks in Cairo on Monday in hopes of reaching
a long-range truce to end hostilities in Gaza, Egypt's state news agency MENA
said.

The indirect talks are being mediated by Egypt and began a day after the two
sides agreed to begin a new 72-hour cease-fire.

Shortly after Egyptian media announced on Sunday evening that a cease-fire had
been accepted by both sides, Israeli officials stated that Israel had accepted
a truce but would only send a delegation to Cairo on Monday if Hamas kept the
peace overnight. There have been no rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since the
truce went into effect at midnight.(Read
more)9.CAIR's Identity Crisis: Defending Civil Rights or the Palestinian
(Hamas) Struggle? - IPT News

During the 1990s, the Muslim Brotherhood created a support network in the
United States to help Hamas politically and financially. It was called the
Palestine Committee. According to documents seized by the FBI by some of the
committee's members, that committee included some prominent Muslim American
political activists, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) -
perhaps the most influential Muslim American political group.

As the war between Israel and Hamas raged in Gaza during the past month, legacy
members of the Palestine Committee - the Hamas support network - found
themselves back in the fight for public hearts and minds, as this Investigative
Project on Terrorism special report shows. (Read
more)10. Tony Perkins to Travel to Israel on 'Christians in
Solidarity with Israel' Trip - FRC

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins will travel to Israel August
17-22 as a part of the "Christians in Solidarity with Israel" trip,
hosted by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). Perkins
made the following comments about his upcoming trip:

"This trip will emphasize American Christians' steadfast support for
Israel. It will also underscore our need to continue to pray for and work for
the peace of Jerusalem so that all the people of that region, Jewish and
Palestinian, can live without fear.

"For a large number of Christians, there are two primary reasons to
support Israel. We have the Jewish people to thank for our faith and we are
instructed in Scripture not only to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, but are
told that those who bless Israel will be blessed. "Secondly,
it is in the national security interest of the United States to support Israel.
To abridge our commitment to the State of Israel would be an act of hostility
not just to the Jewish state but would do damage t to our own vital interests.

"Since its miraculous rebirth 66 years ago, Israel has been a close friend
and ally of the United States. America's commitment to Israel's security is and
must remain sacrosanct - especially now as it defends itself from
terrorism," concluded Perkins. -
Please pray for the safety of this delegation as they make their way to Israel
this week. Praise God for this strong stand on behalf of the Christian
community for the nation of Israel, even as they are engaged in Operation
Protective Edge. Amen.

- "For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all
your ways." (Psalm 91:11)11. Hudna Again? - For Zion's Sake Ministries

The president's authorization of airstrikes is appropriate," House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Friday.

Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, agreed:
"There are a number of justifications for these actions, but the reasons
he cited are surely sufficient," Levin said of Obama's Thursday night
announcement that he has ordered military action to protect Americans in Erbil,
Iraq.

"When the lives of American citizens are at risk, we will take
action," Obama said in his speech to the nation Thursday night.
"That's my responsibility as commander in chief." (Read
more)-
Father God, we thank You that Congress stands united in support of these air
strikes. We thank You, too, that we are now intervening with military action,
not only to safeguard the lives of American citizens in Iraq, but also to bring
humanitarian relief to the Yazdanis and others who would otherwise perish at
the hands of these savages. Thank You, Lord, amen.

- "There is . . . a time for war . . ." (Ecclesiastes 3:8)2. ISIS Leader to USA: 'Soon We Will be in Direct Confrontation'
- CNSNews.com

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),
issued a rare audio message back on January 21 in which he flatly stated his
group's intention to march on Baghdad and move into "direct
confrontation" with the United States.

"Our last message is to the Americans. Soon we will be in direct
confrontation, and the sons of Islam have prepared for such a day,"
Baghdadi said. "So watch, for we are with you, watching."

When the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on February 5 on al
Qaida's resurgence in Iraq, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran and
Iraq Brett McGurk presented written testimony explaining the agenda of ISIS
(also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL), and
discussed Baghdadi's audio message to Americans. ISIL,
McGurk said, focuses on "an aim to carve out an Islamic caliphate
stretching from Baghdad to Lebanon."

"ISIL has also made its intentions clear: move from a new base of
operations in Fallujah to Baghdad--a distance of under 30 miles," McGurk
said in his written testimony. "Its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had this
to say in a rare audio statement issued on January 21: 'As for ISIS in Iraq: Be
in the frontlines against the Shia, and march toward Baghdad and the South,
keep the Shia busy in their own areas. Know that the entire Sunni population
and the brothers in Syria are watching you.'" McGurk
then noted that Baghdadi went on to conclude his audio statement by issuing a
direct threat to the United States. Specifically, Baghdadi said: "Our last
message is to the Americans. Soon we will be in direct confrontation, and the
sons of Islam have prepared for such a day. So watch, for we are with you,
watching."

"We take such threats seriously and through cooperation with this
committee and the Congress, we intend to help the Iraqis in their efforts to
defeat ISIL over long term," McGurk told the committee in his spoken
testimony. (Read
more)-
Lord God, we repent that our Congress did not listen more seriously to the
warnings that were voiced before this House committee in February. We ask for
Your grace and Your mercy to be with us now, as we move to contain this clear
menace to our national security. We ask this in Your name, amen and amen.

- "Go, set a watchman; let him tell what he sees" (Isaiah
21:6)> > > A special note to intercessors: Place this name on
a piece of paper and pray over it daily, as the Spirit giveth utterance. Amen.

"If ever there were a time to reevaluate our disastrous policy in the
Middle East, this is it," Republican Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey
Graham (S.C.) said in a statement on Thursday night.

The two senators, both of them advocates of U.S. military intervention in
various global hot spots, commented Thursday night after President Obama told
the nation he has authorized air strikes, under certain conditions, on the
ISIS/ISIL terrorists advancing in Iraq.

"Because of the President's hands-off approach, the threats in the region
have grown and now directly threaten the United States," McCain and Graham
said. "We are already paying a very heavy price for our inaction, and if
we do not change course, the costs of our inaction will only grow."(Read
more)4. US sending arms to Kurds in Iraq -
CNSNews.com

The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces
who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq,
senior U.S. officials said Monday, but the aid has so far been limited to
automatic rifles and ammunition. (Read
more)

URGENT STATEMENT OF THE CHALDEAN PATRIARCH:
On Alarming Situation of 130,000 Refugees and Other Grave Matters

Death
and sickness are taking hold of the children and elderly people among the
thousands of refugee families spread over the Kurdistan Region who lost
everything in the recent tragic developments while the ISIS Militants are still
advancing and the humanitarian aid is insufficient.

There are seventy thousand displaced Christians in Ankawa [Erbil] along with
the other minorities in this city that has a population of more than
twenty-five thousand Christians. The families who found shelter inside the
churches or schools are in a rather good condition while those who are still
sleeping in the streets and public parks are in a deplorable situation. In
Dohuk, the number of Christian refugees' amount to more than 60.000 and their
situation is worse than those in Erbil. There are also families who found
shelters in Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah, as well as some have arrived as far as in
the capital city of Baghdad.

While the humanitarian needs are escalating: housing, food, water, medicine and
funds, the lack of international coordination is slowing and limiting the
realization of an effective assistance to these thousands awaiting immediate
support. The Churches are offering everything within their capacity.

To summarize the situation of the Christian villages around Mosul up to the
borders of Kurdistan Region: the churches are deserted and desecrated; five
bishops are out of their bishoprics, the priests and nuns left their missions
and institutions leaving everything behind, the families have fled with their
children abandoning everything else! The level of disaster is extreme. (Read
entire statement here.) -
Thank You, God, that the nations are finally beginning to sit up and take
notice of this dire situation. We ask that the world's leaders would take note
of these words and act quickly to coordinate humanitarian relief efforts for
these people . . . preventing further genocide in this part of the world. In
Your Name, we ask this prayer, amen.

- "Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is
this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself
unstained by the world." (James 1:27)6. Iraq's Al-Abadi Asked to Form Government to Replace Maliki -
Bloomberg

Iraq's President Fouad Masoum asked Haidar al-Abadi to try to form a new
cabinet in a bid to end the political deadlock that has hobbled the country's
efforts to roll back an Islamist insurgency.

The Shiite National Alliance approached Abadi to replace embattled Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqiya television said, citing a statement from the
bloc's chief, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Earlier, Maliki said he would challenge
Masoum in court and then deployed troops overnight on the streets of Baghdad.

Masoum tapped Abadi hours after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pulled
support from Maliki, warning him not to hinder the political process while the
country is under threat from the Islamic State's advances across the north.
U.S. President Barack Obama has tied expanded U.S. military strikes against the
al-Qaeda breakaway group to formation of a more inclusive government that
didn't marginalize Sunnis and other minorities.

"We stand absolutely, squarely behind President" Masoum, Kerry told
reporters in Sydney. "He has the responsibility for upholding the
constitution of Iraq, he is the elected president. At this moment Iraq has
clearly made a statement that they are looking for change."(Read
more)

Tracking the Virus

Tracking the Virus

" . . . if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Mark
16:18b,c)1. U.S. hospitals not ready for Ebola outbreak

Doctor: 'I'm tired of gov't glibly downplaying something as important as
this'

If Ebola started spreading inside the United States, the responsibility for
quarantining Americans who fell ill with the deadly virus would fall to local
hospitals, and many health professionals question whether the facilities would
be up to the task.

A senior press officer at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta confirmed
to WND Friday that the CDC's 20 quarantine stations located at ports of entry
and border areas are not designed to house domestic patients.

"Those are for people entering the states and for travelers," said
Benjamin Haynes, spokesman for the CDC's Infectious Disease Team.

He said the 20 stations "were strictly designed to stop the spread of
diseases through travel and ports of entry. (Read
more)-
Heavenly Father, it is already known that many hospitals are not handling the
current crisis of a number of diseases which are being spread to patients
within them, so we can understand how they are not ready in any constructive
way to handle the threat of this kind of pandemic. Have mercy, Father,
and rise up to confront and direct what needs to be done. We pray in
Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and
understanding. When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your
soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you
from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things."
(Proverbs 2:6, 10-12 NKJV)2. Liberia: Ebola a plague from God due to sin - WND

'Seek forgiveness over the corruption and immoral acts such as
homosexualism'

As health officials worldwide spend hundreds of millions of dollars to bring
under control an Ebola outbreak in several West African nations where nearly
1,000 people have died, local religious leaders are turning to God.

A report in the Liberian Observer in Monrovia says leaders in the Liberian
capital met to talk about the threat and decided that three days of prayer and
fasting should be observed in conjunction with seeking God's forgiveness for
"immoral acts" such as "homosexualism."

The report said more than 100 ministers, including bishops, pastors and
prophets from a wide range of church denominations, discussed the Ebola crisis
at a meeting convened by Archbishop Jonathan B.B. Hart, president of the
Liberia Council of Churches. They
agreed that:

1. God is angry with Liberia and that Ebola is a plague. "Liberians have
to pray and seek God's forgiveness over the corruption and immoral acts (such
as homosexualism, etc.) that continue to penetrate our society. As Christians,
we must repent and seek God's forgiveness."

2. Three days of fasting and prayer be observed across the nation, concluding
Friday.

3. An interdenominational committee be constituted to present a resolution to
government. (Read
more)3. Military, police deployed to contain Ebola in Three African Nations -
WND

In a five-hour emergency meeting in Guinea with World Health Organization
Director General Margaret Chan, the heads of state of Guinea, Sierra Leone and
Liberia agreed to use military forces and police to isolate the region
responsible for more than 70 percent of the growing Ebola epidemic.

"We have agreed to take important and extraordinary actions at the
inter-country level to focus on cross-border regions that have more than 70
percent of the epidemic," said the three-nation communiqué from the Friday
meeting.

"These areas will be isolated by police and the military. The people in
these zones being isolated will be provided with material support. The health
care services in these zones will be strengthened for treatment, testing and
contact tracing to be done effectively. Burials will be done in accordance with
national health care regulations." (Read
more)4. CDC chief: U.S. in 'perfect storm health emergency' - WND

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Congress
Thursday the current Ebola outbreak is the largest of the disease ever,
developing into an international crisis that "has now come to the United
States."

It is inevitable someone will fly from West Africa to the United States with
Ebola symptoms," CDC Director Thomas Frieden acknowledged in a rare
congressional hearing held during the August recess. He affirmed a repeated
concern of the United Nations' World Health Organization that the virus has up
to a 21-day incubation period, meaning an infected person could get on an
airplane in West Africa before symptoms appear and the person becomes
contagious. (Read
more)-
Lord God, we thank You that, even though Congress is in recess, this Committee
reconvened here in Washington last week to study the imminent threat that this
virus now poses to our nation. We ask that Congress approve whatever funding
and resources are deemed necessary to fight this plague (pestilence) on our
shores as soon as possible. We ask this in Your Name, amen.

- "And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:19)5. Rep. Wolf on Ebola Crisis: 'This Should Be . . . Top Priority for the
White House' - CNSNews.com

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said the Ebola outbreak in West Africa should be a
"top priority" for the Obama administration. "This should be a .
. . very top priority of the White House - the political leadership of the
nation," Wolf told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee at an emergency
hearing on Thursday.

Wolf said that when news of the outbreak spread, he contacted the White House,
the State Department, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers
for Disease Control. "I was concerned no one could tell me who was in
charge within the administration on this issue," Wolf said. "No one
could explain what action would be taken to ensure the U.S. was prepared to
respond." (Read
more)-
Lord God, again we thank You that this committee met last week and we ask for
quick action on the part of the executive branch to safeguard the lives of our
citizens from this dreaded pestilence. In Your Name, amen.

[Webster's definition of "pestilence" is "any virulent
or fatal, contagious or infectious disease, esp. one of epidemic proportions,
as bubonic plague." Please refer to 2 Samuel 24 to learn more about
pestilence: why it comes, and how (through acts of repentance) it is stopped.]-"When
the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord
relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people,
"It is enough! Now relax your hand!" (2 Samuel 24:16)

The Daily Jot

White House foreign policy: steal, kill, destroy
Beginning with his Cairo, Egypt "New Beginnings" inaugural foreign
policy speech in June 2009, the occupant of the Oval Office anointed the Muslim
Brotherhood (MB) as his new partner in the Islamic world. Americans didn't know
it yet, but the terrorist group whose mission is to establish a worldwide
Islamic Caliphate and unite all Islamic sects under it, would be the major
venue the White House would use to embrace the Islamic world. The
"president" supported the revolution of Arab Spring through the
facilitation of the MB and its military off shoots--which included al Qaeda,
the Taliban, Hamas, and other notables. The gemstone of his foreign policy was
Egypt, where the MB rose to political power.

The White House-instigated Arab Spring swept across Northern Africa and the
Middle East either toppling governments or causing civil unrest in Tunisia,
Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco,
Sudan, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Western Sahara and in the Palestinian
Authority. The "president" got in trouble with Congress for using
American military and taxpayer money to assist al Qaeda affiliates (who had
many soldiers that fought in Iraq against US men and women) in toppling the
Libyan government. In addition, the "president" released the current
leader of the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISSL), and had many of his
lieutenants trained in US military tactics. The
disaster of this foreign policy is seen today as the entire Middle East is in
upheaval. ISSL has used violence and barbarism to control a large territory
from Syria through Iraq. These terrorists, who were allowed to organize and
prosper under the watchful eye of this US "president," are now
systematically torturing, killing and eradicating any religious people who
doesn't convert to Islam. The dwindling Christian population in Iraq is being
exterminated as reports surface of children being beheaded and their heads
stuck on posts along the trail that ISSL passes to the next town. This foreign
policy of the US "president" has caused massive unrest, suffering,
and untold consequences that solidify and advance America's and Israel's
traditional enemies. On
Saturday, August 9, the White House received a major international blow as
Egypt's administrative court took a final, unappealable decision to dissolve
and liquidate the MB's political party, the Freedom and Justice Party. The
White House supported and helped establish this party by forcing
"democratic" elections that were obviously rigged for the MB to take
over Egypt. Now the MB is once again banned in Egypt, its political party
dissolved, and many of its members are in prison with death sentences for
murder and inciting violence. One charge faced by the MB's deposed president of
Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, is conspiring with foreign groups to destabilize Egypt.
One of those groups is likely the White House. The
Lord says in John 10:10, "The thief comes not, but to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy." The thief in the White House has created such havoc in
the Middle East. He is also creating it here in this country by allowing the
gangs, the Islamists, the diseased and other malfeasants open season on
crossing our borders with impunity. This is what happens to a nation that turns
its back on the Lord and allows the godless to lead. Isn't it time to turn back
to the Lord, and do what we can do to realize the second part of John
10:10--that we might have life, and have it more abundantly? In satan, there is
death and destruction as we have seen in the Middle East and may yet see in
America. In the Lord, there is life abundantly. Have
a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

In God We Trust

In God We Trust
On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law that made
"In God We Trust" the official motto of the United States of America.
It also mandated that the phrase be printed on all U.S. currency, including
paper. And in November 2011, the House passed H. Con. Res 13, a bipartisan bill
that reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as our nation's official motto.
This spring, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) presented Speaker Boehner with a plaque
to hang in his office in the Capitol. It's a proud reminder of this important
phrase that originated more than 150 years ago. Originally approved by Congress
in 1864, the phrase comes from the Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the Lord with
all your heart." On this important anniversary, the Speaker said:
"I'm proud to commemorate and reaffirm the appropriateness of our national
motto and I'm proud to have this plaque hanging in my office. 'In God We Trust'
speaks to all of our citizens, and it's not just a source of pride for us, it
is a beacon of hope for the world." (Office of Speaker Boehner) Read more here.

Update: Hobby Lobby

North Carolina Court Considering Impact of Hobby Lobby Decision
on Washington Pharmacy Case
A federal appeals court in California is considering the impact of the Hobby
Lobby decision on a separate case involving religious pharmacists in Washington
state.

According to reports, in 2006, Ralph's Thriftway owner, Kevin Stormans,
received a call inquiring whether the location sold the morning-after pill. . .
. The following year, the state passed regulations requiring that pharmacies
stock and dispense the morning-after pill, and ADF filed suit on behalf of
Stormans and two of his pharmacists, Rhonda Mesler and Margo Thelen, who
objected to the requirement because of their Christian faith. Later that year,
a federal court ruled in favor of Ralph's Thriftway, stating that the new
regulations "appear to intentionally place a significant burden on the free
exercise of religion for those who believe life begins at conception." .
Following the [Hobby Lobby] ruling, the 9th Circuit requested that briefs be
filed outlining how the Hobby Lobby ruling impacts the Ralph's Thriftway case.
This past week, ADF submitted its argument to the court. . . . "No one
should be forced to choose between their deepest religious convictions and
their profession," added ADF Senior Counsel Kristen Waggoner in a press
release announcing the submission to the court. "Washington's law is an
extreme outlier. Many of the most respected medical and pharmaceutical
associations, including the American Pharmacists Association, support the right
of a provider to refer patients. The state allows providers to refer for nearly
every other reason except conscience." (Source:
Christian News) Read
more here.

The Current State of Affairs

ISRAEL, NEW WORLD ORDER, THE RISE OF ISIS AND THE FOURTH REICH

A Commentary by Paul McGuireNote:

This is an excerpt of a critical analysis of where we are now in world affairs.
Below please find several paragraphs at the end of this article . . . to read
this commentary in its entirety, go
here..
. . According to Pike, World War II would be launched by taking advantage of
the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. Adolph Hitler
established an occult and genetic dictatorship where over seven million people
died in concentration camps. As Hitler pushed for his "New World
Order" over 60 million people died in World War II. However, before the
collapse of the Third Reich, Hitler was already planning for the rise of the
Fourth Reich with the cooperation of the same international banking interests
who were behind World War II.

Allegedly inspired by a vision, Albert Pike outlined his plans for World War
III which would center around a fight between political Zionists and the
Islamic World. The goal is to create an apocalyptic war of such magnitude that
over a billion people on planet Earth will die and the mass disillusionment
will drive mankind to reject Christianity and openly worship Lucifer..
. . However, as the world is now on the verge of World War III, these occult
forces embodied in the Neo Nazi fighting groups of Golden Dawn and OTO are
preparing for a second attempt at a Final Solution towards Israel in the Middle
East. The vision of Albert Pike is not yet finished. Neither is the secret plan
for America symbolized on the back of the U.S. dollar with the Illuminati
pyramid, the all-seeing eye of Lucifer and the words "New World
Order," translated from Latin on the base of the pyramid. On the right
side of the dollar we see the bird called the Phoenix, which comes from ancient
Phoenicia, where over 200 fallen angels or interdimensional beings descended on
Mount Hermon before the Flood of Noah to impregnate human women and impart
highly advanced technology to the Human Race. In
the mid-1600s Sir Francis Bacon planned for America to be the head of the New
World Order and the New Atlantis. In Revelation 17 & 18 we read about
commercial and spiritual Babylon. The original Babylon built by Nimrod was a
technological Stargate, a portal into another dimension. Babylon was the
world's first one world government, one world religion, and one world economic
system. The name "Babylon" means "gate of the gods" or
"gate of God." It appeared after the DNA-digital-holographic
Flood of Noah. All
of the world's secret occult mystery religions flowed from ancient Babylon.
Babylon was built by Nimrod, supposedly a Nephilim or Rephaim. Nimrod was
murdered by his wife, a harlot named Semiramis, who dismembered Nimrod and told
the people that he had become the sun god Ra, whose name later became Osiris,
Zeus, Prometheus, etc. Semiramis had an affair during the time she killed
Nimrod and claimed that she became supernaturally impregnated by a Phallic-like
object. Thus, the Mystery Babylon religions with their phallic symbols and
wombs are scattered throughout history; the Washington Monument is a phallic
symbol and the capitol dome symbolizes a womb. It is also interesting that
the latest Middle Eastern terrorist group is called ISIS . . . another name for
the goddess. In ancient Egypt whenever Israel departed from the worship of the
Biblical God and worshipped the Queen of Heaven the Jews experienced judgment.
Now many in the West have forsaken God, and it is our turn to be judged . . .
the world is headed for a major catastrophic event. I
detail this event in my book A Prophecy of the Future of America.

The Good News Corner

The Good News Corner:

Little Girl Swept Away in Indonesia's Massive Tsunami
10 years Ago; Now Reunited with Her Family "This is a miracle from God."
They say the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the deadliest "since the
Renaissance Age," as it took over 275,000 lives on that December day after
Christmas. Raudhatul
Jannah was only 4 back then, living with her family in Meulaboh, Aceh,
Indonesia. When the giant waves engulfed the area, they also swept away little
Raudhatul and her 7-year-old brother, Arif Pratama, from the arms of their
father. However, now, nearly 10 years after that horrific day, Raudhatul has
been reunited with her family. It
seems the water had swept her onto the remote Banyak Island, and a fisherman
rescued her, bringing her to the mainland. His mother cared for her for the
next 10 years, calling her by the name of Wenni. But
in June, this year, Raudhatul's uncle saw the girl, and thinking she resembled
his lost niece, he inquired and found out she'd been found on Banyak Island
following the tsunami. "My husband and I are very happy we have found her.
This is a miracle from God," Raudhatul's mother, Jamaliah, told DPA. The family
now believes Raudhatul's brother is also alive, and is planning to search for
him on the same island from which his sister was rescued. (Breaking Christian
News and Washington Post)Read
more here.

Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders

WEEKEND SUPERMOON
The full Moon of August 10th was as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than
other full Moons of the year. Some say that makes it a supermoon. Others retort
that it's really not as super as the media has made it out to be. Who's
correct? Vesa Vauhkonen of Rautalampi, Finland, took a stab at settling the
question with this
side-by-side comparison."I
compared the normal full Moon of March 2014 with the Supermoon of Aug
2014," says Vauhkonen. "In individual images, the difference in size
might be difficult to see, but putting them side by side makes the difference
clear. I used the same photo settings for both images, so the scaling has no
errors."

Supermoons are possible because the Moon's orbit is not a circle, it is an
ellipse. One side, perigee, is 50,000 km closer than the other, apogee. On
August 10th the Moon became full just as it reached perigee, the point closest
to Earth. This caused the Moon to appear authentically bigger and brighter than
usual. (Spaceweather.com)
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and
on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves
roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those
things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be
shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and
great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your
heads, because your redemption draws near."
(Luke 21:25-28)

Worship With Us Today!

Worship With Us Today!
Relaxing Hymns On Piano

- A Whole Hour of Spiritual Music
This is just beautiful worship piano music without all the annoying commercials
. . .

Today's Birthdays on the HillAlmost
every day of the year, a member of Congress or a Senator is celebrating a
birthday. Let's lift up these men and women, day by day in prayer on their
special day, that God might bless them and show them His love for each one.
Indeed, let's move together in obedience to the Lord's mandate in I Timothy
2:1-4. It is written: "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers,
intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people - for kings and all those
in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and
holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be
saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Today's Birthday Greetings go to:

About Us

MISSION STATEMENT OF CHPP -
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